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LEARNING GUIDE TO: A DRY WHITE SEASON SUBJECTS - World/South Africa;  SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING - Courage; Justice; Human Rights;         Grieving; Father/Son; Marriage; Families in Crisis;  MORAL-ETHICAL EMPHASIS - Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Citizenship.  Age: 14+ Rated R for scenes of graphic violence; Drama; 1989; 107 minutes; Color; Available from Amazon.com.  Description:     The setting is South Africa during the Soweto uprisings of 1976. A white school teacher (Ben du Toit) investigates the death of his black gardener, a man he had known for 15 years. The gardener (Gordon Ngubene) had been searching for answers about his son's death while in police custody. This had brought Ngubene to the attention of the "Special Branch" of the South African Police. He suffered the same fate as his son: death during interrogation. Du Toit comes to realize not only the injustices of the apartheid legal system and the repressive policies that supported it, but the necessity of action as opposed to words or resignation to the inevitable. Backed by an African cabbie, a liberal lawyer and a persistent reporter, he is opposed by his family (except for his young son), his school and his community. The film is based on the novel by the acclaimed Afrikaaner writer, André Brink. The novel was banned by the apartheid government of South Africa. 

A Dry White Season shows that sometimes, no matter what the cost and no matter how futile it may seem one must take action to oppose injustice. The film explores the personal cost of resisting social injustice that is accepted by one's community and maintained by a brutal dictatorship. The movie is well served as an introduction to the now abandoned apartheid system of South Africa, the Special Branch (secret police), economic and political oppression of the townships (Bantu System), and the arguments used to justify apartheid.

News article wrapping up the sports and interscholastic competition season in Carrefour, Haïti.

Animated cartoon of a little donkey who builds a snowman.

Short segment from Le Mégallô (French Canadian TV show aimed at teenagers) with snowboarding trivia.

A teacher's Pinterest board with various winter-related activities.

French Canadian TV show Le Mégallô aimed at teenagers. Jokey opening sequence about winter sports. Segment on the Arctic Winter Games starts at 11:11. Callers leaving voicemail (transcribed on screen) about winter sports they enjoy start at 14:06. Results of audience survey about winter sports start at 14:51, followed at 15:16 by live interviews with callers about winter sports they enjoy ("Quel sport d'hiver pratiques-tu?"). Live quiz with a caller at 19:35 (instructions) with questions starting at 20:12.

French sporting equipment retail Web site (winter sports section.)

Published on Feb 7, 2013 À Mégallô on aime tellement les sports d'hiver, qu'on te présente une 2e émission sur le sujet et on veut savoir pourquoi tu aimes les sports d'hiver!

Published on Feb 5, 2013 Brrr il fait froid dehors et c'est pour cette raison que cette semaine à Mégallô on parle des sports d'hiver! Ski, planche à neige, glissade, on veut savoir quel sport d'hiver tu pratiques et Delphine te présente sa chronique sur les sports d'hiver autochtone.

French discount sporting equipment retail Web site (winter sports section.)